Biological and artificial liver support system in children: A new perspective

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 616-617

  Mazariegos, George ^a   Chen, Yun ^a   Squires, Robert ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Bioartifical liver support; Extracorporeal liver support; Molecular adsorbents recirculating system; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ALBUMIN DIALYSIS SYSTEM; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DETOXIFICATION; DEVICE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 24944581797     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000170609.49863.03     Document Type: Editorial

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